diff --git a/openid-connect-server-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/admin.js b/openid-connect-server-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/admin.js
index 0aa15e796..7bf63180a 100644
--- a/openid-connect-server-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/admin.js
+++ b/openid-connect-server-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/admin.js
@@ -882,9 +882,11 @@ var AppRouter = Backbone.Router.extend({
         
     	var scope = new SystemScopeModel();
     	
-    	this.systemScopeFormView = new SystemScopeFormView({model:scope});
-    	$('#content').html(this.systemScopeFormView.render().el);
-    	setPageTitle($.t('scope.system-scope-form.new'));
+    	var view = new SystemScopeFormView({model:scope});
+    	view.load(function() {
+    		$('#content').html(view.render().el);
+    		setPageTitle($.t('scope.system-scope-form.new'));
+    	});
 
     },
     
@@ -905,10 +907,15 @@ var AppRouter = Backbone.Router.extend({
         this.updateSidebar('admin/scope');
         
     	var scope = this.systemScopeList.get(sid);
+    	if (!scope) {
+    		scope = new SystemScopeModel({id: sid});
+    	}
     	
-    	this.systemScopeFormView = new SystemScopeFormView({model:scope});
-    	$('#content').html(this.systemScopeFormView.render().el);
-    	setPageTitle($.t('scope.system-scope-form.edit'));
+    	var view = new SystemScopeFormView({model:scope});
+    	view.load(function() {
+    		$('#content').html(view.render().el);
+    		setPageTitle($.t('scope.system-scope-form.new'));
+    	});
     	
     },
     
diff --git a/openid-connect-server-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/scope.js b/openid-connect-server-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/scope.js
index 732d44456..0c6793cb9 100644
--- a/openid-connect-server-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/scope.js
+++ b/openid-connect-server-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/scope.js
@@ -284,6 +284,25 @@ var SystemScopeFormView = Backbone.View.extend({
 		'change #isStructured input':'toggleStructuredParamDescription'
 	},
 	
+	load:function(callback) {
+		if (this.model.isFetched) {
+			callback();
+			return;
+		}
+		
+    	$('#loadingbox').sheet('show');
+        $('#loading').html(
+                '<span class="label" id="loading-scopes">' + $.t("common.scopes") + '</span> '
+                );
+
+    	$.when(this.model.fetchIfNeeded({success:function(e) {$('#loading-scopes').addClass('label-success');}}))
+    			.done(function() {
+    	    		$('#loadingbox').sheet('hide');
+    	    		callback();
+    			});
+		
+	},
+	
 	toggleStructuredParamDescription:function(e) {
 		if ($('#isStructured input', this.el).is(':checked')) {
 			$('#structuredParamDescription', this.el).show();